3.0.0 4440 2026-05-21T20:00:31Z 2026-05-21T20:00:31Z Senate S S 2026-04-29 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4440 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-04-29T20:55:33Z Clinical Trial Modernization Act 119 3521 HR 2025-05-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2026-04-29 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2026-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC N W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2026-04-29 True Health Health 2026-05-21T15:25:19Z 00 2026-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2026-05-21T19:59:32Z Clinical Trial Modernization Act

This bill authorizes a grant program and provides certain exemptions to support the participation of individuals in clinical trials.

Specifically, the bill authorizes a grant program to support outreach, education, and recruitment efforts for clinical trials that may benefit certain underrepresented populations or communities in need, such as rural or tribal areas.

The bill also exempts from anti-kickback laws for federal health care programs (1) remuneration that is offered to cover participants' expenses to participate in clinical trials, (2) the provision of free digital health technologies to support participation of underrepresented populations in clinical trials, and (3) payment for participants' cost-sharing obligations in relation to clinical trials.

Finally, the bill exempts up to $2,000 in remuneration that is received for participating in a clinical trial from income tax.

]]> Clinical Trial Modernization Act Display Title 45 Clinical Trial Modernization Act 2026-05-09T05:23:45Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Clinical Trial Modernization Act 2026-05-09T05:23:43Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to modernize clinical trials and remove barriers for participation in clinical trials, and for other purposes. 2026-05-09T05:18:31Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2026-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4440is/xml/BILLS-119s4440is.xml 2026-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.